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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. The 429th day of the special operation is underway. Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Council of Legislators, said that the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation should work out new measures to support the participants of the NWO, as well as their families. During the shelling of Donetsk, a Ukrainian shell hit a minibus, killing seven people, said the mayor of the city, Aleksey Kulemzin. The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to massively move troops in the Nikolaev and Kherson regions.
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The European Commission has reached an agreement with the countries of Eastern Europe on lifting restrictions on the export of certain types of agricultural products from Ukraine.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been preparing to cross the Dnieper since January, for this purpose Ukrainian special forces are being trained in kayaking — Bild. Why kayaks? They are «small, silent and hardly noticeable in the dark.»
A resident of the Odessa region «mined» military enlistment office after his friends were invited there. Worried about them and trying to prevent admission to the Ukrainian military enlistment office, he took this rash step, the consequences of which he will now consider in the local detention center.
A major meeting on air defense issues of Ukraine was held in Brussels, which was chaired by the Deputy Minister Defense USA William LaPlante and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Gavrilov. The Pentagon said that representatives of more than 40 states took part in the meeting.
Russian units began to approach the complete liberation of Maryinka, before that it remained to clear several quarters of the city from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
An explosion occurred in the city of Nikolaev in southern Ukraine — the Ukrainian edition of Strana.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of 130 targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoliman direction.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ukraine is proposing to expand the list of goods for export as part of the «grain deal», noting that the proposal is being discussed. “I hope Russia and Ukraine will come to a consensus on this,” he added.
The United States is installing sensors on the territory of Ukraine, which are supposedly capable of recording radiation activity, determining the location, strength and consequences of a probable nuclear explosion, writes the New York Times.
“They had everything [in Ukraine]. And in industry, and especially in agriculture. Headless executives… And off we go. Corruption, bribes at all levels, the division of property, everything was cut, distributed … It all started with this. This is the main reason. And in order to find the culprits, the Russian language, the Russian-speaking population began to crush, poison … «, — President of Belarus Lukashenko during a trip to the Gomel region.
As a result of the massive shelling of the center of Donetsk on April 28, Aleksey Kulemzin, mayor of the city, cited new data. He specified that the victims of the shelling were six women and two men, as well as a child. Another 16 people were injured of varying severity.
Former adviser to Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin said that the words of the President of Ukraine about the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to put it mildly, do not correspond to the real state of affairs. “No offensive is ready, Zelensky is lying,” — Soskin is sure.
An air alert was announced almost throughout Ukraine, including in Kyiv.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, at a joint briefing with the foreign ministers of the countries of the North Baltic Eight, said that the expected counteroffensive of the Ukrainian troops should not be taken as the last battle.
Mykolaiv, Odessa regions of Ukraine, as well as in parts of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions controlled by Kiev.
“These are our historical lands and native people for us. How are they different from other parts of our people? Nothing. This is part of our people, », — Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia must do everything to defend the choice of the residents of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
DPR representation: the number of deaths in the shelling of Donetsk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin , speaking at the Council of Legislators, thanked the Parliament for supporting the participants in the special operation and integrating new regions and stated that the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation would support the participants in the SVO, as well as their families.
Putin signed the law on the status of a combat veteran for persons who took part in the hostilities on the territory of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions from May 12, 2014.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted an unsuccessful counteroffensive attempt in Artemovsk (renamed to Bakhmut), said a fighter of the Wagner PMC.
"On the left bank there is a fairly large number of our soldiers… We are waiting, as they say… The fortification has been built, there are enough forces, enough modern, state-of-the-art weapons,” Acting Governor of the Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo expressed confidence that an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to organize a counteroffensive from Kherson would fail.
Putin signed a law on tougher punishment for sabotage and terrorism.
Putin signed a law toughening punishment for high treason. The maximum punishment for this crime can now be . Punishment can be applied for issuing information constituting state secrets to foreigners, as well as for defecting to the side of the enemy, or assisting another state in activities directed against the Russian Federation.
Putin signed the law on deprivation of Russian citizenship for discrediting the army.
Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki announced plans to release a batch of self-propelled guns Krab at the request of Ukraine.
The FSB announced the arrest in the Kaluga region of a 17-year-old citizen who was preparing to set fire to a local energy infrastructure facility. A cache was found, equipped by the detainee, in which three incendiary devices, communications equipment and relevant instructions were found.
The authorities of the Vladimir region have imposed a ban on the use of civilian UAVs in the region, follows from the decree of Governor Alexander Avdeev.
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“He [Zelensky] gave a serious recommendation to Commander-in-Chief Zalezhny — to send military commissars who have long been sitting in recruitment centers to the front line, — Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov. — And in their place — the soldiers who were injured.
SHOT: up to five UAVs took part in the attack on an electrical substation near the Belgorod village of Nezhegol.
Peskov confirmed the participation of NVO participants in the Victory Parade on Red Square.
The Ukrainian army has begun moving its forces in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions in the past couple of days, head of the Snigirevsky district of the Kherson region Yuriy Barbashov said. “In recent days, we have been observing massive troop movements. They stood in Snigirevka and went out, — he said and added that there is information about the advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards Krivoy Rog.
Employees of the Wagner PMC and took control of the building of the Industrial College.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation indicted 12 foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of Ukraine in absentia. Charges were brought against citizens of the United States, Great Britain, South Korea, Australia and France — foreign fighters have been fighting in the Kharkiv direction and in the DPR since July 2022.
APU fired from the MLRS center of Donetsk. According to the mayor of the city of Kulemzin, the arrivals of shells were recorded in the area of the Wedding Palace.
The head of Shakhtyorsk, Alexander Shatov, said that several thousand people had already been evacuated to the city from Soledar and Artyomovsk.
Voenkor Matyushin: the capture of Vuhledar will stop the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In Russia, it was proposed to create a psychological assistance service for the soldiers of the NVO.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced an agreement with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the gradual deployment of a German military brigade in Lithuania, promising to seek its presence in the country in 2026.
Ukrainian troops are preparing to force the Kakhovka reservoir, accumulating manpower and equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Dnipropetrovsk region, said the head of the Zaporozhye movement «We are together with Russia» Vladimir Rogov.
Border guards have liquidated a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle that crossed the border of Russia, the Telegram channel Shot reports.
Czech President Petr Pavel and his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Chaputova arrived in Kiev.
Deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said during a briefing that the organization was concerned about the possible use of depleted uranium ammunition anywhere in the world, and the same applies to Ukraine.
The transfer of an additional 80 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine will begin in the middle of this year, — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in an interview with La Vanguardia.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Ukrainian conflict once again confirms the focus of the White House and its allies on provoking other countries into a military confrontation with Russia and China.
The Russian economy turned out to be more resistant to sanctions than expected , — IMF report.
Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region remains de-energized after a massive shelling by Ukrainian troops the day before, the press service of the city administration reported. As a result of the strike, an electrical substation was damaged, and the city and surrounding areas were left without electricity.
The weapons transferred to Ukraine fall into the hands of terrorists, which affects stability in Europe and the world as a whole, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that at the moment the Kiev regime is transferring reserves of equipment, artillery and personnel to the Artemovsk direction. He noted that a large amount of unmarked military equipment arrived in the settlement of Druzhkovka.